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LINK Unelectable Atheists: U.S. States That Prohibit Godless Americans From Holding Public Office - TheHumanist.com
It boggles the mind that there are still places in the modern world where Atheists are discriminated against.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Those are still present because no one has yet challenged them. As soon as someone mounted a legal challenge, the prohibitions would immediately be found unconstitutional.
chilehead9
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June 27, 2018
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all southern states except Maryland. Flip that and it means the majority of states have no restrictions on atheists holding public office...
crazycurlz
Level 7
June 26, 2018
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I am an Atheist who was an elected Republican for 12 years. Of course, the issue of religion didn't come up.
ldheinz
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June 26, 2018
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More importantly, Superman...are you Republican? (I'm just teasing. We're all friends here.)
Philosophically I'm more Libertarian; economically conservative and socially liberal. I ran as a Republican because they asked me to. I voted every election as a Republican so that I could vote against Republicans in the primaries, so they thought I was a Republican.
@ldheinz Hah! You're a Lefty Libertarian as am I. My platform will be fiscally conservative but socially liberal.
@ldheinz actually, I was teasing...of course Superman was one of my childhood 'heroes'.
The reverse seems the case in the UK. Although we have a state embedded religion it is frowned upon to parade your personal beliefs. Like when Blair wanted to finish an Iraq war address with "God bless", he was told "We don't do god."
I really don't see a problem with whatever impediments legal or otherwise you place in front of candidates. They will simply do what they all do when faced with a moral dilemma.......lie.
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June 25, 2018
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